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Analysis The Canadair North Star Vs The Douglas DC-4 By Jake Hardiman Published Sep 7, 2021 The Douglas DC-4 was a key piston-engined airliner that entered service in the 1940s. Boasting four engines, there were also military variants of the aircraft that, owing to the timing of the Second World War, actually ended up being far more numerous.
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Description Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Co. Country: United States Manufactured: 1942 to: 1947 ICAO: DC4 Price: Performance Weights Dimensions Avionics: Engine: 4x Pratt & Whitney R-2000-2SD13-G Twin Wasp Piston Power: 1,450 horsepower Max Cruise Speed: 240 knots 444 Km/h Approach Speed (Vref): Travel range: 2,900 Nautical Miles
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The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine piston aircraft designed and developed by Douglas Aircraft Company in the late 1930s. The 22- to 48-passenger aircraft performed its first flight in February 1942 with United Airlines. The manufacturer built 80 examples of the DC-4 and over 1,150 of the military variants (C-54 and R5D).
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Douglas DC-4 MTOW: 73,000 lb. Range: 2,000 miles Speed: 215 mph Seats: 44 passengers Length: 94 ft. Wingspan: 118 ft. Height: 28 ft. Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2000 HP or Thrust: 1,450 hp No. flown by DL: 8 former military C-54B aircraft modified by Douglas RoutesFlown:
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The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined (piston), propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide. Design and development
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$Donate? Douglas DC-4, DC-6, & DC-7 * Following development of the landmark DC-3 / C-47 twin-piston airliner, the Douglas firm went on to develop a four-engine successor, which emerged as the "DC-4", mostly produced as the military "C-54".
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The DC-4 was found to admirably suit the USAAF's requirement for a long range cargo transport, and 1162 were built through the war years.
As was the case with the DC-3, the end of war meant that much of that number were surplus and sold to the world's airlines. Further to this Douglas built an additional 78 DC-4s to new orders.
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Power Plant: (C-54A Skymaster) Four 1,007 kw (1,350 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7 Twin Wasp fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines Specifications: Wingspan: 35.81 m (117 ft 6 in) Length: 28.6 m (93 ft 10 in) Height: 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in) Wing area: 135.64 mยฒ (1,460 sq ft) Max speed at 3,050 m (10,000 ft): 426 km/h (265 mph)
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The new DC-4, to be launched soon by the Douglas Airplane Company, was assembled like a ship, in a sort of dry dock. The DC-4 has nearly three times the gross weight of the big Douglas.
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Published Feb 25, 2022 The DC-4 was fitted with a modest autopilot system that relayed altitude and directional hold. Photo: Bill Larkins via Wikimedia Commons This month marked the 80th anniversary of the Douglas DC-4's first flight.
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The Douglas DC-4 was a four piston engine airliner.It was based on the DC-3, and in a similar way it was produced in both civilian and military versions from 1942 to 1947.The military version is known as C-54 Skymaster, many of these were converted to civilian use after WWII. 80 DC-4s and 1,163 C-54s were built.. The C-54 was the most commonly used aircraft in the Berlin airlift.
Douglas DC4, pictures, technical data, history Barrie Aircraft Museum
The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined , propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide.
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Douglas DC4 / C54 Skymaster based at the HARS aviation museum in Australia detailed and narrated tour. USAF QANTAS More details from the museum: https://hars.
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From luxurious airliner to military workhorse and back, the versatile DC-4 overcame upheavals to pave the way for accessible global air travel. Its legacy re.
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The goal was to have a capacity of 42 seats or 30 beds (as was the case for the Douglas Sleeper Transport, a modified DC-3). According to Boeing, the aircraft's "complete sleeping accommodations [included] a private bridal room." Going by the name of the Douglas DC-4, the aircraft would be the first large plane with a nosewheel.
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The Douglas Aircraft Company's DC-4 conducted its maiden flight on June 7, 1938. It was a hugely successful four-engined aircraft used for civilian and military passenger and cargo transportation. Military versions of the plane were designated C-54 and R5D. The DCโ4 was designed to be the airline industry's "dream" airplane - "a Grand Hotel.